Engineering Expert To Investigate Morristown Explosions

Engineering expert Patrick Downes has been hired by the New Jersey State Board of Public Utilities to inspect Morristown’s underground electrical network and investigate underground explosions including the one that shut down the public library for eight months. The BPU has asked Mr. Downes, PJ Downes Associates, to investigate the history of incidents involving the network since 2000 and has asked him to submit progress reports every two weeks with a final report due in January 2012.